Cocina TARASCAS Mexican Restaurant

2585 N Clark St, Chicago
(773) 549-2595

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Customers' Favorites

Burrito Tarasco
Mahi Mahi Tacos
Chips & Salsa
Taco Dinner
Jumbo Marg
Jumbo Rita
Enchiladas
Nachos
Steak

Menu

Go-Go Ritas (Must be 21 to purchase)

LARGE HOUSE MARGARITA 32 oz.
Don Julio Silver Rita
Must be 21 to purchase.
Chipotle Pineapple
Must be 21 to purchase. Rocks.
Habanero Lime Rita
Must be 21 to purchase. Rocks.

Appetizers
Chips and Salsa
Our well-known homemade tortilla chips with our signature table sauce with a touch of chipotle pepper.
Guacamole and Chips
A good portion of our homemade guacamole topped off with lite Anejo cheese.
Nachos
Chips layered with beans, your choice of chicken, ground beef, topped off with chihuahua cheese, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole.
Queso Fundido
Chihuahua with touch of mozzarella cheese, melted to a creamy texture, served with corn or flour tortillas. Additional topping chicken, ground beef, chorizo, roasted peppers, mushrooms, spinach, veggies for an additional charges.
Empanadas
2 pastry empanadas filled with creole seasoned ground beef. Served with a side of chimichurri sauce and celery sticks.
Hot Tequilla Shrimp
Shrimp sauteed with tequila, spices and hot sauce. Served with celery sticks and ranch dressing.

Soup and Salads
Sopa Tarascas
Traditional Mexican tortilla soup with chicken. Topped off with avocado, sour cream and anejo cheese.
House Salad
Tossed salad mix with tomatoes mushrooms, cucumbers. Choice of dressing.
Caribbean Salad
Sauteed honey chipotle shrimp. Served over plantains, tossed salad mix, tomato, mushroom, cucumbers and mandarine segments.
La Espanola goat cheese Salad
Tossed salad mix with tomato, mushrooms and cucumbers. Topped off with bacon, mixed nuts and goat cheese. Choice of dressing.
Mandarin Salad
Tossed salad mix with tomato, mushrooms and cucumbers. Topped off with mixed nuts, raisins, black olives and Mandarin orange segments. Choice of dressing.
Chicken Caribbean Salad
Breaded chicken, Mandarin segments, tomato, avocado and plantains on mixed lettuce and baby spinach. Served with mango vinaigrette dressing.

Quesadillas
Quesadilla Grande
Traditional quesadilla with chihuahua cheese. Chicken, ground beef, carnitas, al pastor, shredded steak, chorizo, spinach, mushrooms, veggies and roasted peppers for an additional charge.
LARGE CUBAN QUESADILLA
Quesadilla made with shredded steak, sweet plantains, chihuahua and goat cheese. Served with salad garnish.
Quesadilla Tarascas
LARGE Hot, medium or mild quesadilla made with steak, bacon, chihuahua cheese, chipotle and chopped tomato, cilantro and onion. Served with salad garnish.
3 Cheese Quesadilla
LARGE Quesadilla made with chihuahua, goat and cheddar cheese topped off with slices of avocado and served with salad garnish.
Quesadilla My Way
LARGE Quesadilla made with up to 3 ingredients chicken, ground beef, carnitas, al pastor, shredded steak, chorizo, spinach, mushrooms, veggies and roasted peppers. Topped off with slices of avocado and served with salad garnish.
Mexico City Quesadilla
LARGE Quesadilla made with al pastor meat. Served with salad garnish.
Joes Quesadilla
LARGE Quesadilla made with JUMBO shrimp and your choice of vegetable spinach, mushrooms or roasted pepper. Served with rice and beans. Additional vegetable for an additional charges.
Chipotle Shrimp Quesadilla
LARGE Quesadilla made with chipotle shrimp, accompanied with mango pico de gallo, served with salad garnish.
Veggie Quesadilla
LARGE Quesadilla made with a mix of vegetables, sauteed with butter and spices, topped off with slices of avocado and served with salad garnish.
Chipotle Chicken Quesadilla
LARGE Hot, medium or mild quesadilla made with sauteed chicken breast, marinated in sofrito sauce and chipotle pepper, topped off with slices of avocado and served with salad garnish.

Tacos
Taco Dinner
3 tacos on corn or flour tortillas topped with lettuce, pico de gallo and cheese. If only 2 proteins are selected please specify how many of each in the special instruction box.
Al Pastor Tacos
3 corn or flour tacos with Mexico City style al pastor meat with chopped pineapple, cilantro and onions.
Carnitas Taco
3 tacos on corn or flour tortillas with carnitas a traditional Mexican dish of browned tenderized pork. Topped off with cilantro, onions and served with rice and beans.
Chipotle Chicken Tacos
3 corn or flour tortillas with sauteed chicken breast your choice of hot, medium or mild, marinated in sofrito sauce and chipotle, topped off with avocado slices. Served with cilantro lime rice and beans.
Chipotle Shrimp Tacos
3 tacos on corn or flour tortilla with chipotle shrimp, mango pico de gallo and cilantro vinaigrette. Served with rice and beans.
Fish Tacos
3 corn or flour tortilla tacos with grilled tilapia, seasoned with Cajun spices, fresh mixture of red cabbage, tomato, cucumber, topped off with chipotle mayo. Served with rice and beans.
Mahi Mahi Tacos
3 corn or flour tortilla tacos with grilled mahi, sauteed red cabbage, onion and chipotle mayo. Topped off with cilantro and onions. Accompanied with rice and beans.
Shreaded Steak Tacos
3 corn or flour tacos with shredded steak. Topped off with cilantro and onions. Served with rice and beans.
Asada Tacos
3 tacos with steak. Served on corn or flour tortillas. Accompanied with rice and beans.
Taco Salad
Tacos a la Catre
A corn or flour tortilla with your choice of chicken, ground beef, steak, carnitas, shredded steak or veggies. Served with cilantro and onions or lettuce, pico de gallo and cheese.

Burritos
Burrito Dinner
A flour, sun-dried tomato or spinach tortilla with your choice of chicken, steak, ground beef, carnitas, shredded steak, chorizo, al pastor or veggies with beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream and cheese. Served with rice and beans. Additional suizo style melted cheese and sauce on top for an extra charges. Additional flour tortilla for an extra charges.
Chipotle Shrimp Burrito
Shrimp sauteed with chipotle and sofrito sauce, with cilantro lime rice, avocado, chopped tomato, cucumber and cheese. Served with mango pico de gallo, cilantro lime rice and beans.
Burrito Fajitas
Sauteed steak and chicken fajitas made with pepper, onion and tomato with fajita marinade sauce, beans and cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Fish Burrito
Tilapia seasoned with Cajun spices, rice, avocado and cucumbers, lettuce, tomato, red cabbage mix with chipotle mayo and cheese. Served with Mexican rice and beans.
Monterrey Burritos
2 original burritos from monterrey Mexico, filled with cheese and your choice of chicken, steak, carnitas or chorizo. Served with rice, beans, sour cream and mild or spicy pico de gallo.
Burrito Ranchero
Burrito made with your choice of meat, topped of with cheese, ranchero sauce, and avocado.
Burrito Tarascas
Best in Lincoln park area, burrito on flour, spinach or sun dried tomato tortilla with steak, bacon, beans, chihuahua cheese, chopped tomato, onions and cilantro with chipotle sauce to make it your way hot, medium or mild. Served with rice and beans. Additional Suizo style melted cheese and sauce on top and flour tortilla for an extra charges.
Single Burrito
A flour, sun-dried tomato or spinach tortilla with your choice of chicken, steak, ground beef, carnitas, shredded steak, chorizo, al pastor or veggies with beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream and cheese. Additional Suizo style melted cheese and sauce on top and flavor tortilla for an extra charges.

Mexican Favorites
Chicken Flautas
3 crispy chicken flautas topped off with a touch of red sauce, lettuce, pico de gallo and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
Chimichangas
A flour tortilla with cheese and shredded steak or chicken, fried to a golden brown, topped of with pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole. Served with cilantro lime rice and beans. Suizo style with cheese and red sauce melted on top for an additional charges.
Enchiladas
3 corn or flour tortillas, your choice of chicken, ground beef, steak, carnitas, shredded steak, chorizo, veggies or cheese. Smothered with red, green tomatillo, poblano or mole sauce. Served with rice and beans. Add suizo style with cheese and red sauce melted on top for an additional charge.
Tostadas
3 crispy corn tortillas, your choice of filler chicken, ground beef, al pastor, steak, carnitas, shredded steak, chorizo and vegetables layered with beans lettuce, pico de gallo, cheese and sour cream. Served with Spanish rice and re-fried beans.
Enchiladas Rancheras
3 corn or flour tortillas, your choice of chicken, ground beef, steak, carnitas, shredded steak, chorizo, veggies or cheese. Smothered with ranchero sauce topped off with avocado slices. Served with cilantro lime rice, beans, and melted on top.
Tortas
A traditional Mexican sandwich your choice of fajita, chicken milanese, steak, carnita, shredded steak or chicken with beans, lettuce, tomato, onion, sour cream, cheese, avocado and pickled jalapenos optional. Served with small guacamole and sweet potato fries.
Single Torta
A traditional Mexican sandwich your choice of fajita, chicken milanese, steak, carnita, shredded steak or Chicken, with beans, lettuce, tomato, onion, sour cream, cheese, avocado and pickled Jalapenos optional..
Just Flautas
3 crispy chicken flautas topped off with a touch of red sauce, lettuce, pico de gallo and sour cream.
Single Chimichanga
A flour tortilla with cheese and shredded steak or chicken, fried to a golden brown, topped off with pico de gallo, sour cream, and avocado. Add suizo style with cheese and red sauce melted on top for an additional charges..
Fajitas
Choice of sauteed Steak, Chicken, Shrimp, onions, pepper,and tomato with Tarascas marinade. Served with rice, beans, pico de gallo, sour cream and choice of flour or corn tortillas.

Dinners

Caribbean Chicken
Chicken breast seasoned with brown sugar and peanut spice rub. Served with peanut white wine sauce, cilantro lime rice and sweet plantains.
Carne Asada
Skirt steak, served with a chicken enchilada with mole, rice, beans, pico de gallo, guacamole, sour cream and corn or flour tortillas.
Churrasco
Skirt steak served with plantains, cilantro lime rice, beans and chimichurri sauce.
Garlic Shrimp
Garlic and guajillo pepper shrimp, served with house vegetables and cilantro lime rice.
Honey Chipotle Chicken
Chicken breast cooked with chopped tomato, onion, cilantro chipotle pepper and honey. Served with cilantro lime rice and avocado.
Jalapeno Salmon
Salmon filet on a bad of spinach topped of with mild jalapeno batter. Served with red potatoes or cilantro lime rice.
Mexican Steak Queso
Strips of skirt steak cooked with tomato, onions, green peppers and nopales cactus cover with melted cheese and avocado. Served with tortillas.
Poblano Chicken
Grilled chicken breast with melted cheese and poblano sauce on top. Served with cilantro lime rice and house vegetables.
Puntas al Albanil
Steak tips cooked with bacon, chopped tomato, cilantro and onions, chipotle pepper and sofrito. Served with cilantro lime rice and avocado.
Spicy Chicken
Chicken breast cubes cooked with Caribbean sausage, green, red pepper, onions, sofrito and red pepper flakes. Served with Spanish rice.
Pollo Ranchero
Grilled chicken breast topped of with melted cheese, ranchero sauce and avocado. Served with cilantro lime rice and vegetables.
Ranchero Steak with Queso
Skirt steak with melted cheese on top. Served with potato rounds, cilantro lime rice and vegetables.
Chicken Milanesa

Cold Sides
Avocado
Anejo Cheese
Cilantro and Onions
Chimichuri
Chipotle Sauce
Chihuahua Cheese
Guacamole Side
Jalapeno
Large Salsa
Lettuce
Onions
Pico de Gallo
Sour Cream
Tomato Slices
Side Chipotle Mayo

Hot Sides

Beans
Cilantro Rice
Tortillas
Corn or flour tortillas.
Fries
Mexican Rice
Mole Sauce
Plantains
Red Sauce
Rice and Beans
Tomatillo
Vegetables
Poblano Sauce
Sweet Potato Fries

Beverages
Canned Soda
Coke and sprite.

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Recent Reviews

Food was simply amazing. The wait is definitely worth the wait ? I promise you one plate equals two meals FYI, quesadillas are enough for two meals as well ? but you will get your moneys worth WILL BE RETURNING ♥️?
October 2024
I am writing this review here right now. Shout out GERARDO for superb friendly kind and attentive service. The service and attentiveness was absolutely stunning from start to finish. We always had a full glass of water. Amazing home made chips and salsa at the start free of charge. I went with the Cuban quesadilla (this is their specialty) I also had a portion of my friends chimichanga which was so cheesy and delightful. Restaurant is also clean and in a convenient location for...
July 2024
My friend and I went right after the Pride parade. It was busy but we were seated quickly. We chose to sit outside. It was very clean on the patio and the trees offered some nice shade. The bathrooms were very clean as well. I ordered a traditional margarita and wow. Had I drank another, you'd probably have to carry me out. It was strong in content but the taste was very well balanced. I honestly liked the chips, salsa and guacamole more than our actual meal. I got a burrito...
July 2024

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Cocina TARASCAS Mexican Restaurant

2585 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60614
(773) 549-2595